Competing Media, Heterogeneous Priors, and Policy Flips in Climate Coverage

• In Event: Technology, Media, and Digital Politics

Brief Overview

Competing media outlets framing climate risk can flip majority support on climate policy. Small shifts in coverage, amplified by belief differences, cause sudden policy reversals even when fundamentals remain unchanged.

Authors

• Abhra Roy, Kennesaw State University

• James Boudreau, Kennesaw State University

• Leo Macdonald, Kennesaw State University